Prayer times in Red Deer, Alberta
Prayer times in Red Deer today
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Times are calculated for the city centre. Mosques may publish slightly different times; follow your local mosque's timetable for congregation.
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Qibla direction and Hijri date
Qibla from Red Deer
25° NE
Clockwise from true north, towards the Kaaba in Makkah.
Hijri date
2 Jumada I 1448 AH
Umm al-Qura calendar. Local moon sighting may differ by a day.
Praying in Red Deer
Red Deer sits at 52.3 degrees north, far enough that for 29 days, from 7 June to 5 July, the sun stays too shallow below the horizon for the ordinary Fajr and Isha angles to be reached. A twilight-angle fallback rule sets the times on those days.
Both the earliest Fajr, 3:24 AM on 13 June, and the latest Isha, 11:50 PM on 25 June, fall inside that window. Outside it the normal calculation applies, and since the 2027 timetable has no clock change the times move gradually, ending the cycle with a Fajr of 7:59 AM on 1 January.
Mosques near Red Deer
- Red Deer Islamic Center159 Douglas Avenue · 3 km from the centre
Mosque locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Check with each mosque for congregation times.
October 2026 prayer timetable for Red Deer
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How these times are calculated
- Method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Fajr
- 15°
- Isha
- 15°
- Highlighted Asr
- Standard: Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali
Canadian times use the ISNA method with Fajr and Isha at 15 degrees. On summer nights when twilight does not end, the twilight-angle rule is applied. Dhuhr is shown 1 minute after solar noon, following the method's guidance.
2027 at a glance
- Earliest Fajr
- 13 June
- Latest Fajr
- 1 January
- Earliest Isha
- 5 December
- Latest Isha
- 25 June
- Longest Fajr to Maghrib
- 18h 36m 21 June
- Shortest Fajr to Maghrib
- 9h 28m 19 December
- Ramadan fasts (expected)
- About 11h 07m → 12h 54m8 February to 8 March
- Clock changes
- None in 2027
Fajr and Isha follow the twilight angle rule on 29 days, from 7 June to 5 July.
Calculated for 2027 with the method described on this page. Ramadan dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; follow your local announcement for the actual start.
Frequently asked questions
When does Red Deer switch to a fallback rule for Fajr and Isha?
From 7 June to 5 July, 29 days in all, the usual twilight angles are not reached, so a twilight-angle fallback rule provides the times. It is a convention rather than a ruling, and mosques may choose another, so use your local mosque's timetable for congregational prayers.
What is the Qibla bearing in Red Deer?
Face 25 degrees clockwise from true north, a little east of due north. On a flat map Makkah looks south-east of Alberta, but the great-circle route heads north-north-east before curving south toward Arabia, which is why the bearing points so far north.
Does Red Deer change its clocks?
The 2027 timetable keeps a single clock time all year. Isha is earliest, 7:08 PM, on 5 December and Fajr is latest, 7:59 AM, on 1 January, both reached by a steady drift rather than a one-hour step.
How much longer is the longest fast than the shortest in Red Deer?
The longest is 18h 36m on 21 June and the shortest is 9h 28m on 19 December. That is a little over nine hours of difference, and the December date falls two days before the winter solstice.